Knowledge base

Descriptive alt text on images

Medium impactImages & video

Adding a clear written description to each image saying what it actually shows (the subject and the setting), instead of leaving it blank or labelled just 'image'.

Why AI engines read this

AI cannot see pictures but it does read these descriptions, so describing your images gives it more of your content it can understand and point to.

How to tell it applies to you

Images have empty, missing, or generic alt text ('image', 'photo', a filename). Coverage is below ~90%.

Apply it on your platform

The exact place to make this change depends on your platform. Open the guide for the step-by-step on WordPress, Shopify, Wix, and more.

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Step-by-step for your CMS, with how to confirm it worked.

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How you'll know it's done

Mark the fix applied in your dashboard once you've made the change — Findrix re-checks the live page right away, and the weekly scan confirms it. Once the fix is live the matching check flips to pass; a change you made without marking it is caught by the same scan.